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Bankruptcy Creditor Listed As Charge Off On My Credit Report

Submitted by Alexandra on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 18:13
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My credit monitoring service sent me an email to inform me that one of my creditors that I had placed in Chapter 7 had been changed on my credit report to a charged off with a zero balance. Does that mean that it has fallen off my record or what does that mean? I have never seen anything like this before.

Can someone tell me what this mean?


It is legal for a creditor to report a chargeoff status on an account that you included in a bankruptcy. They can report the opening date, opening balance, terms, date of first delinquency, chargeoff status and the fact that it was included in a bankruptcy. They cannot, however, report your current balance or how much they charged off.


Submitted by DebtCruncher on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 18:19

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Will the FICO scores be calculated on the basis of both the negative items i.e.. charged off account and a bankruptcy reported in the credit report?

I guess in the case of Alexandra, the credit scores will go further down because of the new reporting by a creditor.


Submitted by orake on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 09:31

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